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Meet Our Arlington Heights Team

Our dedicated College HUNKS team is highly trained and ready to serve you. Each HUNK is carefully selected and chosen to live up to the HUNKS name of being Honest, Uniformed, Nice, Knowledgeable and Service driven. We always strive to provide you with a completely stress-free experience! Here are some of the members on our team who you might interact with on the day of your service:

  • Erica Fine

    Owner

    Matt and Erica are husband and wife entrepreneurs with 3 wonderful kids. Our alma maters are Purdue University, Eastern Michigan University, and Northwestern University. In our free time, we are in involved in Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the Citizens Police. We chose College H.U.N.K.S. because of the culture and how they truly live by their core values. Our favorite core values are Building Leaders and Create a Fun Enthusiastic Environment. 
 The NW Chicagoland / NW Cook County suburbs are amazing. We proudly serve Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine, Mt. Prospect, Hoffman Estates and Des Plaines. We serve the future home of the Chicago Bears, Arlington Racetrack, Oakton Community College, and Roosevelt University. We have donation relationships with Goodwill, Habitat For Humanity ReStore®, PickUpMyDonation.com, Catholic Charities, Smash Rooms, Home of the Sparrow, W.I.N.G.S. or WINGS, and care about recycling and helping the environment. We are also proud that College Hunks has teamed up with US Hunger, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger here in the U.S. We donate two meals for every Junk or Move job we complete and we recently surpassed 3 million healthy meals! Featured on: Hoarding: Buried Alive, House Hunters, Military Makeover, Undercover Boss, Shark Tank, Oprah Winfrey. College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving® is all of that and so much more. In fact, HUNKS stands for Honest, Uniformed, Nice, Knowledgeable, Service. Professionally trained movers to handle it with precision and care. College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving is a proud partner of U.S. Hunger (previously known as Feeding Children Everywhere). College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving believes that food meets a fundamental need, and meeting that need leads to restoration of families. For every moving or junk removal service we complete, we provide a hungry child with two nutritious meals. Thanks to our customers, we recently surpassed 3 million meals! 5-star reviews Our HUNKS undergo extensive move training to wrap your items correctly and securely to prevent any dings, scratches, cracks, and breaks. We’ll treat your items like our own to ensure that your items arrive at your new home in exactly the same condition they were removed. Preparing your home for an upcoming move? Decluttering your home of unwanted junk? Cleaning out your office or estate? We’re available to help clear out your clutter and take away your unwanted junk. When you need an extra set of hands—or an entire team—to complete a home or office project, we’re here to help. We’ll take care of all the heavy lifting, re-arranging and a lot more so you can sit back and relax. Donation pickup, Donation delivery, Truck Loading, Unloading Services, Packing service, Loading assistance Unloading assistance, Scrap metal , storage unit, Arranging furniture Full-service move Marie Kondo The KonMari Method Tidying, Professional tidying Swedish Death Cleaning Munkensmat wnioskodawca firma przeprowadzkowa agente de mudanzas empresa de mudanzas 발동력baldonglyeog 이사업 isa-eobche 정크 제거 jeongkeu jegeo

  • Matt Paison

    Operations Manager

    Matt is Operations Manager since July 2022. My alma maters is Eastern Michigan University located in Ypsilati MI. In my free time I am involved in my son's Cub Scouts troop and the Citizens Police. I chose to work with College H.U.N.K.S. because of the culture and commitment to their core values. My favorite core value is Building Leaders. The NW Chicago Suburbs / NW Chicagoland / NW Cook County suburbs are amazing! We proudly serve Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Des Plaines, Palatine, Mt. Prospect, Hoffman Estates and Rolling Meadows. We serve the future home of the Chicago Bears, Arlington Racetrack, Oakton Community College, and Roosevelt University. We have donation relationships with WINGS, Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity ReStore®, PickUpMyDonation.com, Catholic Charities, Smash Rooms, Home of the Sparrow, and care about recycling and helping the environment. We are also proud that College Hunks has teamed up with US Hunger, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger here in the U.S. We donate two meals for every Junk or Move job we complete and we recently surpassed 3 million healthy meals! Featured on: Hoarding: Buried Alive, House Hunters, Military Makeover, Undercover Boss, Shark Tank, Oprah Winfrey. College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving® is all of that and so much more. In fact, HUNKS stands for Honest, Uniformed, Nice, Knowledgeable, Service. Professionally trained movers to handle it with precision and care. College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving is a proud partner of U.S. Hunger (previously known as Feeding Children Everywhere). College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving believes that food meets a fundamental need, and meeting that need leads to restoration of families. For every moving or junk removal service we complete, we provide a hungry child with two nutritious meals. Thanks to our customers, we recently surpassed 3 million meals! With 5-star reviews our HUNKS undergo extensive move training to wrap your items correctly and securely to prevent any dings, scratches, cracks, and breaks. We’ll treat your items like our own to ensure that your items arrive at your new home in exactly the same condition they were removed. Preparing your home for an upcoming move? Decluttering your home of unwanted junk? Cleaning out your office or estate? We’re available to help clear out your clutter and take away your unwanted junk. When you need an extra set of hands—or an entire team—to complete a home or office project, we’re here to help. We’ll take care of all the heavy lifting, re-arranging and a lot more so you can sit back and relax. Donation pickup, Donation delivery, Truck Loading, Unloading Services, packing service, loading assistance, unloading assistance, Scrap metal, storage unit, Arranging furniture, full-service move, Marie Kondo, The KonMari Method, Tidying, Professional tidying, Swedish Death Cleaning, Munkensmat, wnioskodawca, firma przeprowadzkowa, agente de mudanzas, empresa de mudanzas, 발동력, baldonglyeog, 이사업체, isa-eobche, 정크 제거, jeongkeu jegeo, https://www.collegehunkshaulingjunk.com/arlington-heights/

  • Edin Sabic

    Sr. Captain / Operations Manager

    Edin has been a Junk Removal Captain, Move Captain and Manager on Duty since early 2022. He was promoted to Operations Manger in February 2024. He has proven himself as an exceptional student our University of Stress Free Service and is now a Professor! He grew up in Des Plaines and went to Elk Grove High School. In his free time he likes to play video games, toss the ball with his little pup and go to the gym His favorite artist is Drake.

  • Xavier Page

    Captain

    Xavier has been with College H.U.N.K.S. since early 2023. Xavier loves making people smile and spreading positivity! In his free time, Xavier enjoys making music and spending time with his two young sons. Certain evenings, you might find Xavier bartending at Draft Picks in Mount Prospect or performing music on a week night locally. His favorite food is BBQ and favorite artist is the Weeknd.

  • Jerry Phillips

    Wingman

    Jerry has been with College H.U.N.K.S. since 2023. His favorite restaurant is Aloha Eats and went to John Hersey High School. He is a pet dad to a cat named Sox and a dog named Hagrid but wants to have kids of his own. If your a White Sox fan you have an immediate friend in Jerry but no one has a hard time making friends with this H.U.N.K.

  • Billy Catano

    Captain

    Billy has been with College H.U.N.K.S. since fall 2023. He resides in Des Plaines with a reptilian roommate - a lizard! Born and raised in Addison, IL, Billy attended and graduated from Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn. Billy attends the College of Dupage technical education school and his dream is open his own hydration product business. Billy's favorite local restaurant is Texas Roadhouse in Mount Prospect. In his free time, you might find Billy DJ'ing EDM - his favorite musical artist is Marshmallo.

  • Kevin Guaman

    Sales Consultant and Wingman

    Kevin has been with College H.U.N.K.S. since 2023 and was voted as our H.U.N.K. of the Month for January 2024! Originally from Wheeling, Kevin attended the University of Iowa and graduated with a Degree in Marketing. Kevin's dream is to open a family restaurant some day and work with some of this 8 siblings. His home is fairly full with his wife, 2 kids, 2 dogs, 2 cats, and an iguana! Kevin's favorite restaurant is Bob Chin's. His favorite music genre is 70's Techno/Disco and his favorite musical artist is The Weeknd. Kevin can be reached at 224-354-1760 Option 1 or AH.Sales@CHHJ.com

  • Anthony Stepina

    Captain

    Anthony has been with College H.U.N.K.S. since 2023 and was quickly promoted to Captain based on positive feedback from customers and our H.U.N.K.S. Anthony is expecting his first child this year! He is originally from Chicago and went to Carl Schurz HS in Irving Park. His favorite local restaurant is WingStop on Ellinwood in Des Plaines. Anthonys favorite music artist is J. Cole.

  • Justin Edwards

    Wingman

    Justin has been with College H.U.N.K.S. since 2023.

  • Mannie Portalatin

    Captain

    Mannie has been with College H.U.N.K.S. since 2023 and was quickly promoted to Captain. Mannie is originally from Elmwood Park and attended Elmwood Park High School. He pursued some technical schooling for handyman work and has a near-term goal to be surpass his C-Class driving certification and become a CDL driver. Mannie's favorite local restaurant is Outback Steakhouse on Higgins in Norwood Park. He is a pet lover and has cats. In his free time, Mannie loves hiking and working out. His favorite music genres are Rap, Country, and Rock.

  • Jake Fraser

    Wingman

    Jake was awarded H.U.N.K. of the Month for February 2024 for his outstanding performance to our Core Value of Listen, Fulfill and Delighting our customers. He is going to school at the University of Iowa for Marine Biology and has a passion for Contributing to Ocean Conservation. He's a busy body who loves seeing movies (ask him some movie trivia) and comedians and live music. He lives in Vernon Hills and went to Geneva High School. Jake has been with College H.U.N.K.S. since 2023, and was referred to us by his H.U.N.K.S. roommate, Kevin.

  • College Hunk employee.

    Matt

    Wingman

  • Alex Mertes

    Captain

    Alex joined College H.U.N.K.S. in early 2024 and was quickly promoted to Captain. Alex lives nearby in Des Plaines and attended Elk Grove High School. His dream is to someday own his own business as an Electrician. Alex's favorite local restaurant is Longhorn Steakhouse on Touhy in Des Plaines. Fun Fact about Alex - he once ran a marathon without training for it! Alex has both a dog and a cat and his favorite music artist is Kid Cudi.

  • College Hunk employee.

    EQ

    Wingman

  • Brandon Saldana

    Wingman

    Brandon grew up in Maywood and went to Proviso East High School. He is a small business owner himself as a Barber during his time when he's not helping us Moving the World. Brandon might be quiet at first but is always wearing a smile. Brandon came to us as a referral from two of our H.U.N.K.S., Kevin and Mannie who worked with him at another moving company.

  • Brian Holovaty

    Wingman

    Brian is an aspiring entrepreneur who wants to open his own College H.U.N.K.S. franchise! At home he is a pet Dad to 2 Ball Pythons and a Parakeet. Brian is a Freemason, an outstanding tattoo artist, his favorite band is Smashing Pumpkins and his favorite restaurant is Nino's Pizza. WhooHUNK!!

  • Tenuun Javkhlantugs

    Wingman

    Tenuun (TJ) is going to College at Harper College and wants to be in Architecture. He is an Arlington Heights resident and went to Buffalo Grove High. He has 2 dogs and 2 cats and his favorite restaurant is Iron Age. Tenuun also loves to Body Build and his favorite artist to listen to in the gym is J Cole.

  • Andrew Robertson

    Wingman

    Andrew is our resident Sneakerhead (he loves shoes) and is saving to be a Real Estate investor. He LOVES his GIRLFRIEND and his dogs Boomer and Snoopy. He grew up in Elmwood Park and went to Elmwood Park High School. His favorite restaurant is Jibarito on Harlem. Andrew always has great positive energy and is one of our most requested H.U.N.K.S. If your getting this bio your in for a smooth move with this HUNK on your team.

  • College Hunk employee.

    Alex

    Wingman

  • Shawana Choudhury

    Move Consultant

    Shawana has been a Move Consultant with College Hunks since 2023 and can be reached at 224-354-1760 or AH.Sales@chhj.com. She was born and raised in Skokie, graduated from Niles North High School, and proudly still calls it home. Shawana is studying to achieve a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity at Depaul University, which she hopes to complete in 2024. In her free time, Shawana enjoys listening to music, painting, and hanging out with her friends and family.

  • Yavant Hausler

    Wingman

    Yavant (Vanny) has a need for speed and to satisfy that races BMX. He wants to go to trade school to become a plumber and went to Central High School in Elgin. His favorite food is Popeyes and likes to jam out to his favorite artist Lil Uzi Vert. If while packing you need to reach something high up this is the man for the job. Vanny is always smiling and is packed full of positive energy to make your day Stress-Free!!

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    Jake

    Wingman

  • College Hunk employee.

    Kobe

    Wingman

  • College Hunk employee.

    Josh

    Wingman

  • College Hunk employee.

    Morris

    Wingman

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